Ukraine hits Russian Perm region oil pumping station for second straight day
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Updated · The Associated Press · May 2
Ukraine hits Russian Perm region oil pumping station for second straight day
12 articles · Updated · The Associated Press · May 2
The station lies more than 1,500km from Ukraine, while President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said strikes on Russia's oil sector have cost at least $7bn this year.
Kyiv says the campaign targets export revenues funding Russia's invasion, but higher oil prices and eased US sanctions linked to the Iran crisis have so far cushioned Moscow's losses.
Other recent strikes hit Tuapse and Ust-Luga, highlighting Ukraine's longer-range drone capability and causing fires, evacuations and pollution that has brought the war's effects deeper into Russia.
As Ukrainian drones hit Russian oil, why are Moscow's energy revenues surging to a two-year high?
With 'toxic rain' falling on Russian cities, what is the unseen environmental price of the drone war?
Are Ukraine's cheap, innovative drones rewriting the rules of modern warfare against a military superpower?
Ukraine’s Drone Strikes Cut Russia’s Oil Refining Capacity by 17%, Disrupting War Funding and Energy Exports
Overview
In late April 2026, Ukrainian forces launched long-range drone strikes deep inside Russia, targeting critical oil infrastructure in Perm, including the Perm Linear Production Dispatch Station and the Lukoil refinery. These attacks caused major fires and environmental damage, such as toxic 'oil rain,' while significantly reducing Russia's oil refining and export capacity by about 17%. Enabled by advanced drone technology and a dynamic innovation ecosystem, Ukraine's campaign forced Russia to declare emergency measures and exposed vulnerabilities in its air defenses. The strikes also escalated geopolitical tensions, disrupted global oil markets, and compelled NATO to rethink energy security and defense strategies, marking a new phase in Ukraine's strategic effort to weaken Russia's war economy.